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New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Ahead of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting to be held via videoconferencing on August 2 to take a final call on the levy of 28 per cent GST on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, hundreds of gamers from small towns and cities are getting together, taking to the streets, to appeal to the government for the withdrawal of the 28 per cent GST on online games.These gamers have been playing online games as a passion and also to earn extra money to support their living.Forming a group called ‘Indian Gamers United’,…

San Francisco, Aug 1 (IANS) Japanese gaming giant Nintendo will reportedly launch its next-generation console in the second half of next year.The company will make sure that it has ample stock available on day one to prevent the kind of shortages faced by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, reports VGC, citing sources.Even though the specifics of the device are being highly guarded, some people hinted that it would be possible to utilise the next-gen console in the portable mode, similar to the Nintendo Switch.According to other two sources, the new Nintendo console could launch with an LCD screen, instead…

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh in a tweet said: “The 21 INDIA party MPs who visited Manipur on July 29 and 30 will be meeting with the President of India on August 2 at 1130 a.m. They will be accompanied by the floor leaders of INDIA parties.”The 21 MPs of the INDIA bloc had visited Manipur on Saturday and Sunday and also met the victims and the affected families in the relief camps.The delegation had also met Governor Anusuiya Uikey and appealed for peace in the north eastern state.The INDIA MPs have been demanding for a detailed statement by Prime…

All the bills were passed through voice vote and the Lower House was then adjourned for the day, amid sloganeering and display of placards by Congress-led opposition members, who stood in the Well of the House, while protesting over the Manipur issue.As soon as the House convened at 3 pm, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, was taken up for consideration and passing.Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai piloted the bill.It was passed after a short debate through voice vote.The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths…

Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory Manoj Sinha had said that J&K’s economy has been “living up to the expectation after August 2019.”“After August 2019, J&K’s economy has been living up to the expectation. In FY 2021-22 MSMEs export registered 54 per cent growth and importer-exporter registration has gone up by 173 per cent. Strategic focus on food processing, handicraft & organic products has stimulated the economic growth,” Sinha said in a tweet.He said J&K has one of the fastest-growing horticulture markets in the country. “Our strengths in natural resources & skilled workforce, best in class incentives through new Industrial…

Nothing was working with GRAMMY Award-nominated electronic music titans, Swedish House Mafia to make sounds from their upcoming album available to the masses, allowing fans the opportunity to mix the sounds of Swedish House Mafia into their own bespoke smartphone ringtones via Nothing’s new Glyph Composer.The new Glyph Composer allows Nothing’s Phone (2) and Phone (1) users to create their own Glyph Ringtone, a sequence of sounds and corresponding lights on the back of the smartphones.Once users find their rhythm, they can hit the record button and produce their very own Glyph Ringtone using the exclusive Swedish House Mafia Glyph…

Monu Manesar, who had released a video on social media calling for participation in the Brijmandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh, is accused of burning alive two youths named Nasir and Junaid.He had released a video on social media claiming to have reached the Brij Shobha Yatra, organised by Matri Shakti Durgawahini on Monday in Nuh, Haryana, on behalf of Vishva Hindu Parishad.A certain group of people was opposing Monu’s supposed participation in the Shobha Yatra which led to a dispute during which the two sides started pelting stones at each other and set several vehicles on fire. Some people sustained…

The studies showed that even in adults without hypertension, blood pressure readings may climb more steeply over the years as the number of daily alcoholic drinks rise.The analysis confirms for the first time there was a continuous increase in blood pressure measures in both participants with low and high alcohol intake.Even low levels of alcohol consumption were associated with detectable increases in blood pressure levels that may lead to a higher risk of cardiovascular events.”We found no beneficial effects in adults who drank a low level of alcohol compared to those who did not drink alcohol,” said Marco Vinceti, Professor…

“They all got elected from seats reserved for scheduled caste or scheduled tribe categories and they contested by producing fake caste certificates. I will come out with detailed evidence after August 15,” Adhikari told media persons on Tuesday afternoon.The leader of the opposition also alleged that a section of the district-level administrative officials which include the block development officers and sub-divisional officers were involved for issuing these fake caste certificates.“Once these are brought to the notice of the court they will be severely reprimanded,” Adhikari said.While participating in assembly debate, the LoP raised the issue of the payment enhanced dearness…

“Officials from the Enforcement Directorate today visited two of our offices in Delhi and Gurugram and the residence of our Executive Chairman Dr Pawan Munjal. We continue to extend all cooperation to the agency,” the company said in a filing.Hero Motocorp shares ended down by 3.14 per cent at Rs 3103 on BSE following the reports of ED searches.ED sources said that the financial probe agency’s action is based on the complaint by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) against Munjal.The DRI team had found foreign currency from Munjal premises, the source claimed.However, the officials of the ED remained tight-lipped…